This movie is focused on healing cancer, but it's really about healing relationships. I plan on watching it again with my son because of the issues regarding bullying and self esteem.
The doctor in this movie was the "special ed" kid as a child and his patient was the leader of the bullies who tormented him, making it even worse for him because his own father was abusive and was ashamed of him being a wimp, and was really the biggest bully of them all.
As adults the Special Ed kid is the doctor perfecting an experimental cancer treatment on the bully, and in the process they become friends. There are many issues that the two friends help each other with, and the cancer patient and his son have a lot of healing necessary in their relationship, too. Even though this covers dark subjects there are a lot of uplifting moments and humor which endears you to the characters.
I don't normally like Cancer movies, but I feel this was so much more, and the cancer was only the subject that connected these two friends, but it wasn't the whole plot. I really enjoyed it, and like I said before, will watch it again with my son.
The doctor in this movie was the "special ed" kid as a child and his patient was the leader of the bullies who tormented him, making it even worse for him because his own father was abusive and was ashamed of him being a wimp, and was really the biggest bully of them all.
As adults the Special Ed kid is the doctor perfecting an experimental cancer treatment on the bully, and in the process they become friends. There are many issues that the two friends help each other with, and the cancer patient and his son have a lot of healing necessary in their relationship, too. Even though this covers dark subjects there are a lot of uplifting moments and humor which endears you to the characters.
I don't normally like Cancer movies, but I feel this was so much more, and the cancer was only the subject that connected these two friends, but it wasn't the whole plot. I really enjoyed it, and like I said before, will watch it again with my son.